Leprechaun Leapin Leafy Greens

Happy St. Patrick's Day Everyone!

I love St. Patrick's Day in Ireland because there's lots and lots of good old fashioned craic to be had.  There will be parades and marching bands all over the country, with people getting out and about to join in the fun. 

There will be lots and lots of green to be seen. And if it's Guinness you like, then you will probably be served one that looks nothing like your usual favourite tipple...hopefully, it will taste like it though.

As you know, green is a colour very dear to my own heart and if you happen to be in Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland this Paddy's Day, then you are in for a real treat. 

Kitchen Greenie is going to dial up her Irish magic charm and bring some of her liquid green elixirs for all of Greytones to try. She is currently rounding up the Kitchen Greenie troops, dialling up some friends from the local nymphs, fairies and leprechaun's that haven't already been selected for most urgent Irish duties, such as four leaf clover hunting or sprinkling magic charm around the country for all our visitors from afar. If you happen to be charmed enough to run into us while we work, then be prepared to be bamboozled by green! Our elixirs will pack some Irish punch. If you don't feel ready to be opened up to the world of green, then look away now!

It's Free from me to you!

For those of you who are brave enough to try one and let their magic work through you, we have been one step ahead to help you get on to the green brick road and put together a Free 3 Day Green Smoothie Challenge. To get your hands on  copy all you have to so is simply have to email and ask! I'll send it to you with no strings attached. You will have immediate access to 3 fabulous, tried and tested, delicious, easy to prepare green smoothie recipes, plus a whole lot more juicy information about how green smoothies can work for you. We always use ingredients that are easy to source as we don't find it particularly helpful to receive recipes with ingredients that are difficult to get your hands on. We want you to get stuck in immediately and start feeling the positive effect quickly, so send us an email and your FREE 3 Day Green Smoothie Challenge will be winging its way to you within minutes.

Whether you celebrate St. Patricks Day or not, it is a wonderful opportunity to begin letting those greens find their way into your life. Today is a great day to begin.

Lá Fhéila Sona Duit! (Happy St. Paddy's day everyone).

Warmest wishes,

Ruth.

Fresh and Green Has Arrived for Spring!

In July 2010 I packed up shop, let my apartment in Greystones, County Wicklow  (just outside Dublin) and embarked on what I can only describe as a very adventurous trip of Canada and the West Coast of the United States. This trip saw me visit Toronto, Vancouver, LA and many town and cities in California all the way down to San Diego.

One of the main reasons I made this trip, besides scratching the Bear Grylls side of my nature, was to see what was going on in the world of nutrition, whole and living foods in the US.  I feel very fortunate to have been able to make this journey and extremely grateful for both the experience I had and the wonderful people I met, some of whom I felt I had known for many years. I am also delighted to have made some amazing contacts, both on line and in person with those leaders in the areas of holistic health and wellness. Thank you my friends. I continue to be inspired by your dedication and foresight. You continue to light my way...and you know who you are!

I have personally being drinking a green drink either in the form of a juice, smoothie or wheatgrass shot almost daily for many years. On my trip, I ran into a common denominator, that I found on both the east and west coast....It was the colour green.

People are already aware of the healing benefits of eating or drinking more fruit and vegetables however, our markets have  become increasingly saturated with many sugared drinks . One of the most heavily marketed products over the last few years has been the fruit smoothie. What I can say is, fruit is good, but greens are waaayyy better. Many of the manufactures promote the health benefits of these fruit smoothies, however, they offer you frozen yogurt (which is much closer to ice cream than yoghurt) in place of live yoghurt. These claims fool the non-discerning public into thinking that these are fruit smoothies are health enhancing drinks, which of course is dependant on many variables including who makes them, what's in them and how long they are on the shelf.  No wonder people like these smoothies though...mostly, they are laden with sugar and really are dynamite in a glass, but not in a good way.

So, what I decided to do was to put a small book together to show people how easy it is to add in those leafy greens into your daily routine. How to make delicious, tasty smoothies, without the need for dairy products or too much fruit to make it enjoyable.  Only this morning,  I made a smoothie from rocket blended up, with one mango and one orange. Don't knock it till you try it though, as it really was delicious! In the book I have a similar recipe using rocket using two mangoes, but as I only had one, I improvised. You see, you really can do anything with leafy greens, fruit and a blender and what this is what this book is all about. I also explain why green is so life enhancing and why you would be hard pushed to find a better healthy habit to include into your day then having a green drink.

It is easier than you think to eat (or drink, as I am suggesting ) your greens. The recipes are easy to follow and I have mostly used ingredients that are easy to find in your local supermarket or farmer's market. What I wanted to do was to make it easy for you to get started and I hope I have achieved this with Fresh and Green http://kitchengreenie.blogspot.com/p/products.html.

I wish you many healthy, happy and creative moments in your kitchen

Ruth